Attachment for doors



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,227

G. E. REED ATTACHMENT FOR DOORS Filed Feb. 4:, 1922 fa Z g y l IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIllllllrllllllllllllln ./5 &

Patented pr. 3, 1923.

UNiTEnQSAIs GEORGE EDWARD REED', 0E GREENVILLE,

' MIssIssI'PrI, AssIeNoR 'oEfoNEV-HALEI-To i i J. A. MANN, oEeEEENvILmi,viiussnssrrirr.v

ATTACHMENT LEon nooEs'.vv

'Appiieation filed-February 4, i922. serial No. 5534,142.

To all whomiz't wia-y concern: i

l Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWARDREED,

a citizen of the United States, residingatf Greenville, county of l Washington,

Sissippi, have invented Vanew and useful At'-j tachment for Doors, of which the followingy is a specification. Y'

Thisinvention relates to an attachment, for'doors, and consists in the novelconstruc-y tion hereinafter disclosed. A An object of the invention is to provide anl attachment fordoors comprising la strip attached to an edge 'of the door having relil ative movement in respect of the door f forY contacting with a face of the door' fraine to close the space between thedoorandthe` frame.

Another object of the invention is to pro?" videa door with a relatively movable part movable incident to the closing-ofthe door to contact with a face of the` door frame to close the space between the fra-Ine and the door. v y

.Additional advantages ofl the construction will be apparent from the following detailed descriptiony thereof taken 'inv connectiton with the accompanying drawing inl whichv )Fi `1 is a view of a vsection of the door close showing the movable strip in Contact'v with the door sill.: Fig. 2 -is a vertical section illustratingfthe mechanismof thedevice.

Fig. Sis top `plan viewof ment removed. Y Fig. 4 is a bottomplan view of thel stripv section removed. ,i

As the invention is illustrated in the draw-` ing it is shown as applied to the Vbottom of the door to close the space between the, door and the door sill.k It will be understood that` the invention may be appliedvv to any formof door, such as solid doors in house construction, screen doors, refrigerator doors, door for railroad coaches and sleepingcars, garagedoors, barn doors and the like, and indeed-inA any structure where it is desired to exclude air or dirt. Y 'a v In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing the edge of the door 1 is recessed at 2, said-recess 2 having a section 3 of metal tubingor the like extending from the edge of the recess to a point flush lthe attach-` with the side edgeofthe door to'which thev hinges ofthe door yare attached.v Mounted in the tubing 3 is av rod 4,' said rod extending through 'the tubing:V Sand'being siipported thereby and end thereof Ainto the recess 2.

A `rocker arm 45 ispivoted 'ona studY 6, the

, proJecting beyond V'the stud 'being supported transversely" ofthe recess 2 in bearings 7 mounted at the 'bottomedge of the `recess adjacenttothe inner end vof the rod 4; The rod t hasv an enlargement 8 on its inner end, said enlargement entering an openingin the upper leg of the' rocker arm 5.

`A Strip j 9. is r'siiienuy s'uppqfieuf in connecti'on with the botto-ni edgefo'f'the door by leaf springs 10 securedto the'topy face of the strip at vone end, the bppOsitejends .off

said leaf springs being slidably supported by supports 11 vcomprising U-shapedplates mounted transverselyof thelower edge of.

the door adjacent to each side thereof, 4The springs 10 are so formed as tomaintain theI strip )9j in 4an elevated position. Y,

Near the center of the upperface of 'theU strip" 9 there is a recess 12 over whichiis fits ted a leaf spring 13 secured' at one end at 143' to the top falce of thestrip 9 adjacent to one j en d ofthe-recess, the free end of the l'spring 13 overlyingjtherecess andbeing depresfl sibletherein. I

In normal position, that is' toy say when the strip 9'is` raised,the rode projects slightly beyond the side'edge of the door. Secured toV the inner face of the sideframe member lmof the 4 door is fa plate 16 yLa-inst which the en d of the 'rod-4 abutswhen the door is closed'. Obviously', when the door 'is closed the rod4` is forced inwardlyyrocking therocker arm 5 to` the positionshown in Fig. 2, in which position the lower "leg of .the rocker arm contacts with the spring 18 and forces the strip 9'downwardlyand in opposition to the'l tendency of the springs 10. Thus, asthe door is closed, thelower face of the strip 9 is brought into close contact with theupper face of thedoorfsillor lower wall of the door frame 1 member' 17, thus closing the space between the bottom edge ofthe rvdoor andthe wall lof doo-ri frame.

The lower face of the strip 9 may be pro-y vided with 'a layer of 'felt or the like form-rl` Lgf l 1,450,227

provision of the spring 13, the space through which the strip is passed in its downward movementwill bey varied to suit the requirements for Vthe closure of the space between the bottom edge of the door and vthe wall of the door frame, which space obviously mayl be` varied by reason of lshrinkage or expansion of the, door. In other words, the action of Athe device is such that under all conditions the strip is moved sufiiciently to effect a tight closure between the door and the adjacent wall of the door frame.

AIn order to give neat appearance and also to support and guide the strip 9 aV metallic strip 18 is 'formed about the lower marginal edge of the door, said strip extendingdownwardly from the lower edge of the door and over the upper marginal edge of the strip 9. This strip` 18 not only entirely conceals ithefjuncture ybetween the door attachment and the mechanism for operating it, giving neatness of appearance to the structure, but also constitutes a frame andguide for holding the Vstrip in alinement with the door so j that it maybe readily raised and lowered in the performance of its functions.

I am aware that the invention may be modified `in certain particulars without departing from the spirit and scope` thereof, I do not limit myself therefore to the exact details of construction shown and described.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a door frame, a door hinged in the `frame, astrip removably secured to each side of the lower end of the door, a number of 'springs supported for sliding movement by the lower Lend of the door between said strips, a transverse strip supported by said springs between said metallic strips and having a recess in its upper side between said springs, an additionall spring supported byy said transverse strip and arrangedhto operate in said recess, a

lever supported by the door above 'said additional spring and said recess, and means forlactuating said. lever as an incident to the closing of the doory to cause 'said additional spring to move said transverse strip downwardly toward the lower part of the door frame in opposition to said first named springs.

2. The combination of a door frame, a door hinged for swinging movement in the door frame, a Vnumber of springs., means in connection with the lower end of the door for supporting said springs for sliding movements, a transverse strip attached to said springs and having a recess in its upper side between said springs, an additional spring supported by said strip and arranged to operate in said recess, a bell crank lever supported by the door having onev arm thereof arranged to contact with said additional spring and being operable to cause said additional spring to press said strip downwardly in opposition to said firstnamed springs, andan element supported' by the door and arranged to engage the door frame as an incident to the closing of the `door to operate said lever.

V3.'The combinationv of a door frame, a

door supported for swinging movements in t the door frame, a transverse strip below the lower edge of the door and having' a recess in its upper side about midway offits length, springs supported by the doorfor supporting said transverse strip close to the bottom edgeof the door, an additional spring supported by said strip `and arranged to operate in said recess, and mechanism` supported by the door and arranged tojbe operated bythe door frame as an incident to the` closing of the door to cause said additional spring to press said strip .downwardly toward the lower end of the door frame in opposition to said jrst-nained springs.

4. The combination .ofa .door frame. a door hinged for swinging movement inthe door frame, supports 'carriedby the `lower y end of the door, a strip bel.owthe"loiver endy ofthe door, springs in connection'with said strip yand mounted )for slidingmovemcnts in'said supports and exerting their' power to raise said strip toward the lower end of'the door, an additional spring supported by said strip between said first-.named springspa bell crank lever supported by the door above said strip and`ha'v`ing one end contacting with said additional spring, and a rodsup'- ported by the door above said strip and having one end'engaging said lever and the opposite end arranged to engage the ldoor frame as an incidentto closingI of the y'door and to be operated thereby to cause said lever and said additional spring to'fn'iove said strip downwardly vtoward the lowerend of the door frame. 

